Bill Is Ready for His Next FP&A Leadership Role

Bill Lazor - Professional Profile

Introduction

Bill Is Ready for His Next FP&A Leadership Role

Senior transformation FP&A leader driving faster close, forecasting rigor, and cost discipline.

Huntington Beach, CA | Remote, Hybrid, On-Site

About

Bill brings order to messy numbers, so leaders can move faster with confidence.

Bill has always been drawn to the moment when a business feels stuck: forecasts are noisy, costs creep, and strong teams work hard without a shared operating rhythm. His best work shows up where finance needs to become more useful and more trusted, building clear models, a steady planning cadence, and decision-ready reporting that helps leadership teams act earlier, not after the quarter closes. Across aerospace and defense, industrials, and complex, regulated environments, he has built and led FP\&A organizations, partnered across operations and program teams, and driven finance modernization that improves both execution and confidence at the executive table.

Bill helps leadership teams replace periodic planning with a reliable, continuous forecast that connects P\&L, cash, and working capital. At L3Harris, he owned division-level planning, forecasting, and three-statement modeling, supporting an operating cadence across orders, revenue, operating income, free cash flow, and working capital so decisions could happen earlier and with fewer surprises.

He also takes on the unglamorous work that quietly changes outcomes. In a turnaround environment, Bill helped reduce the monthly close timeline by 50% (10 to 5 business days), and he has led disciplined overhead and variance management on a $150M cost base with strong internal-control rigor.

In defense and regulated settings, details matter, and Bill brings the depth to partner credibly with operations. His EVMS Level II background and experience strengthening program economics and EAC reviews help teams reduce hand-waving and increase accountability, while keeping the narrative clear for executives and boards.

Professional interests today center on in-house, high-impact leadership roles (onsite or hybrid in Southern California preferred) where finance can be a strategic lever: modernizing planning and analytics, accelerating close and reporting, strengthening cash and working-capital discipline, and developing high-performing FP\&A teams that thrive in matrix environments.

If your organization (or a company you advise) needs tighter forecasting, a faster close, stronger cash discipline, or a finance leader who can drive transformation with operations, Bill would appreciate a warm introduction. A simple LinkedIn share or forward to a CFO, VP Finance, or Finance Transformation leader in A&D, industrial manufacturing, MedTech, or regulated manufacturing would be genuinely helpful.

Target roles: VP, FP&A or Head of FP&A, Finance Transformation Leader (Planning, Close, Analytics), VP Finance (mid-size or divisional role)

Get in Touch

Hi, I'm Bill. I'm a strategic finance executive passionate about transforming financial planning and analysis for complex industries. Would love to chat if you're working in aerospace, defense, or finance transformation.

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Bill Lazor is an exceptional finance leader known for driving transformative financial strategies and accelerating forecasting processes, making him an asset in any organization.

Experience

Focal Point Business Coaching – Franchise Owner at GREAT EGRET BUSINESS STRATEGIES (2021 – 2024)

Finance & Accounting Lead | Senior Finance Executive at TRICORD PERFORMANCE (2020 – 2021)

Director, Financial Planning and Analysis – Electron Devices Div at L3HARRIS (FORMERLY L3 TECHNOLOGIES) (2019)

Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis at CORESTRATEGY CORPORATION (2014 – 2019)

(Senior) Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis at RAYTHEON CO. (2006 – 2012)